Improvement in treating cotton-seed oil to render it drying



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Letters Patent No. 111,444, dated January 31, 1871.

lMP ROVEMENT IN TREATING COTTON-SEED OIL TO RENDER IT DRYING.

The Sehedule'refen-ed to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

' I, RASSELAS FARLEY, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio, have invented a new and usefulProce-ss for Converting Ootton-seed Oil into afDrying Oil, of I which the'followin'g is a specification.

Havingngitated' one hundred parts (100 parts) crude cotton-seed oil forltwo hours (2 hours) in an ordinary atmospheric churn, I let. the same settle, so as to precipitate the fatty and fecnlent matters. I then draw oti' the clear liquor into anothervcssel and mix therewith fifteen parts (15 parts) spirits of turpentine and two parts (2 parts) powdered resin.

Thismixture I pour into a suitable vessel, place it over a. slow fire, and allow it to simmer for two hours.

When cooled and settled, the clear liquid is drawn off and is ready for use without further manipulation.

Claim.

I claim as new and of my invention The processrfor converting crude cotton-seed oil into a drying oil, substantially as herein explained.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

\Vitnesses RASSELAS FARLEY.-

mark.

G120. H. KNIGHT,

JAMES H. LAYMAN. I 

